to the Schingoethe Center of Aurora University, a museum best known for its collection of Native American artifacts. The museum was founded when Herbert and Martha Schingoethe commissioned the building of Dunham Hall, which opened to the public in 1990 and which housed their donated collection of 6000 artifacts.
In 2015, the museum relocated to the newly constructed Ellsworth and Virginia Hill Welcome Center. The Schingoethe Center was named as a Smithsonian affiliate in 2017.
== Academics ==
Aurora University offers 60 undergraduate majors and minors, a wide variety of master's degrees, several graduate certificates in education and social work, and online doctoral degrees in education and social work. The university is composed of the following colleges and schools:
College of Education and Social Work
School of Education
George Williams School of Social Work
College of Health and Sciences
School of Health Sciences
School of Natural Sciences, Technology, and Math
College of Liberal Arts and Business
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